The National Judicial Council (NJC) has described as untrue the reports that it recommended 14 judges for approval as justices of the appeal court with none of them from the South-east.

Premium Times reports that the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, also gave his reaction to the story through a spokesperson, Awassam Bassey.

In a statement in the night of Monday, November 28, the director of information of the NJC, Soji Oye, said though the process of appointing judges was still on, the news is fake.

"The attention of the National Judicial Council has been drawn to a purported list of judges newly appointed to the Court of Appeal being circulated in public space and tragically reported as news item by credible news outlets.

"The council wishes to dissociate itself completely from the said list as nothing of such emanated from it.

"Members of the public are also advised to discountenance the said list which is nothing but a figment of the imagination of the author(s).

"In the days ahead, the council will speak more on the ongoing process for the appointment of Judges into different cadre of the Nigerian judiciary," Mr Oye said.

In his own case, Bassey, who spoke through Onnoghen, said the criteria for selection of judges follows a quota system, based on the zone for which a vacant position exists.

"I'm not holding brief for the NJC or the interview panels, neither am I confirming the authenticity or otherwise of the list circulating online, but it is pertinent to clarify that appointment to the Court of Appeal is by quota.

"Vacancies exist when Justices die, retire or are promoted to the Supreme Court. In such situations, applications are called from the zone of the previous occupant to replace him or her.

"Recently, there have been series of Justices in the Supreme Court who retired from the North, including the two previous Chief Justices of Nigeria, Hon Justice Aloma Mukhtar GCON and Hon Justice Mahmud Mohammed GCON," he said.

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